February 19, 201313 yr Just finished "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Latrell, a Navy Seal who was the only survivor of a 4 man seal team after being in a brutal, extended fire fight against an Afgan taliban force of up to 200 men back in 2005. Soboring description of how his fellow Seal team members were killed. Latrell survived by being taken in by a local village who protected him against the Taliban forces. Also an interesting read on the local "politics" of small villages and the Taliban and how they view and interact with each other.
February 21, 201313 yr ^ I really enjoyed that one. I've been going through a book I picked up called Opera, the first 100 pages of which are a brief history of the form and its development from the late Middle Ages through the early 20th century. Also just started a book called "The Stripping of the Altars," an examination of the Catholic religion in England at the time of the Reformation.
February 21, 201313 yr 11-22-63: A Novel Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln UNABRIDGED | view abridged by Doris Kearns Goodwin Narrated by Suzanne Toren I listened to the unabridged version and Colonels wears blue is correct "John Boy" did the abridged version and I have been told he did a great job of it but I wanted the entire version of the book and not the movie version of the book! Have to say that IMHO they could/should have gotten a much better person to be the Narrator than Suzanne Toren. When you considered that 99.9% of the characters of the book were men, why have a women be the voice of them? Also at times she seemed to get to the point of being bored in her reading. I found Toren's rendering of the book appropriate to the author. Having listened to both audio versions of the book, she fits. I can't see a guy being interesting spending copious amounts of time describing decor, fashion, society life, and the like the way she did. Just for reference, the abridged version is 9 hours and 29 minutes. Unabridged it's 41 hours 32 minutes. A lot of detail is left out of most abridged versions, so I always get unabridged audiobooks. kygirl, I would never go for my walks, if I couldn't listen to my books. Mrs. and I relish long road trips, that we used to try and avoid, where we connect up the ipod, listen to a book, and get to the destination before we know it.
February 22, 201313 yr Just finished reading this one. I have the upmost respect for this man and the other men that he served with. I thoroughly enjoy reading about the 101st Airborne. I just can't get enough of them and their stories. Got some big ol' cold chills and even a tear towards the end. It's a shame the world has lost this great man. I wish I could have met him. Not sure what I'm going to start next.
February 22, 201313 yr Just finished reading this one. I have the upmost respect for this man and the other men that he served with. I thoroughly enjoy reading about the 101st Airborne. I just can't get enough of them and their stories. Got some big ol' cold chills and even a tear towards the end. It's a shame the world has lost this great man. I wish I could have met him. Not sure what I'm going to start next. Assuming you've read "All Quiet On The Western Front"? It's WWI historical fiction, but it's great. "The Things They Carried" is an excellent historical fiction read about about Vietnam, as well.
February 22, 201313 yr Assuming you've read "All Quiet On The Western Front"? It's WWI historical fiction, but it's great. "The Things They Carried" is an excellent historical fiction read about about Vietnam, as well. I have read it, but it was probably sophomore or junior year of high school, which really means I grazed through it and then copied off the guy next to me on the test. I should go back and read it for real.
February 28, 201313 yr Baldacci's "The Forgotten". Enjoying it so far. (Also want to apologize for improper grammar. Book titles should be underlined, but I can't get all the functions to work on the iPhone. :lol:) Read it in two days. Good read.
March 2, 201313 yr John Adams by David McCullough Publisher's Summary In this powerful, epic biography, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution. Adams thought, wrote, and spoke out for the "Great Cause" come what might; he traveled far and wide in all seasons and often at extreme risk; he rose to become the second president of the United States and saved the country from blundering into an unnecessary war; he was rightly celebrated for his integrity, and regarded by some as "out of his senses"; and his marriage to the wise and valiant Abigail Adams is one of the most moving love stories in American history.Much about Adams' life will come as a surprise to many. His rocky relationship with friend and eventual archrival Thomas Jefferson, his courageous voyage on the frigate Boston in the winter of 1778, and his later trek over the Pyrenees are exploits few would have dared and that few listeners will ever forget. McCullough's John Adams has the sweep and vitality of a great novel. This is history on a grand scale, an audiobook about politics, war, and social issues, but also about human nature, love, religious faith, virtue, ambition, friendship, and betrayal, and the far-reaching consequences of noble ideas. Above all, it is an enthralling, often surprising story of one of the most important and fascinating Americans who ever lived.
March 3, 201313 yr A Wanted Man by Lee Child. My first Jack Reacher novel. Good read! I have thought about reading Jack Reacher novels. What should I start with?
March 3, 201313 yr I have thought about reading Jack Reacher novels. What should I start with? I don't know. I just happened to grab this one off the LARGE PRINT rack at the library, without realizing it was a Jack Reacher novel. I will add that I have fully enjoyed the book without reading previous ones, so you could probably start with any book. Maybe another reader has some input?
March 3, 201313 yr Author ^ I've read just about all of them and the reading order is not critical (although I've read them pretty much in order). Here's the order in which they were written; although "The Enemy" was something of a prequel and probably should be read first: Killing Floor, Die Trying, Tripwire, Running Blind, Echo Burning, Without Fail, Persuader, The Enemy, One Shot, The Hard Way, Bad Luck and Trouble, Nothing To Lose, Gone Tomorrow, 61 Hours, Worth Dying For, The Affair, Jack Reacher's Rules.
March 3, 201313 yr Author Currently reading "The Time of Our Lives: A conversation about America" by Tom Brokaw. A fascinating book so far.
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